Joe Oduho

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
Cathedral Preparatory School

2017 Outdoor: Competed in four meets for the Zips in the long jump before an injury caused him to miss the remainder of the campaign...finished second in the long jump with a season-best mark of 25-1.25 (7.65m) at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25), while also running the 200 meters in 21.97...placed sixth and eighth, respectively, in the long jump at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 7) and LSU Alumni Invitational (April 22) earning marks of 23-6.25 (7.17m) and 24-1.75 (7.17m)...finished 12th in the long jump at the Texas Relays (April 1) with a leap of 23-3.50 (7.10m)...2017 Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.

2015-16: Outdoor: Earned second-team All-America accolades after placing 15th in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8) with a jump of 24-3.75 (7.41m)...earned first-team all-conference honors after winning the long jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) with a season-best leap of 25-8 (7.82m), the fourth-best mark in program history...had six top-10 efforts in the long jump...placed sixth in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23) with a jump of 24-8.25 (7.52m), while finishing 11th at the Drake Relays (April 30) leaping 22-9 (6.93m)...placed eighth at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26) with a mark of 24-10 (7.57m)...Indoor: Placed fifth in the long jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 27) with a season-best mark of 23-11.75 (7.31m)...placed second in the long jump at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) with a mark of 23-10.75 (7.28m) and fourth in the triple jump (43-3.25/13.9m)...recorded season-best leap (44-2.75/13.48m) in triple jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 16).

2014-15: Indoor: Placed sixth in the triple jump at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) with a season-best mark of 46-4.0…won the triple jump at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 20) with a leap of 45-9.25…finished fourth in the long jump with a season-long mark of 23-5.50 at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16)…jumped 23-0.75 to place second in long jump at Zips Invitational (Feb. 20)...Outdoor: An NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the long jump placing 33rd with a jump of 23-5.50...finished at Mid-American Conference Championship (May 15) in the long jump with a career-best mark of 24-2.25...also placed 10th in triple jump at MAC Championship (May 16) jumping 41-5...garnered seven top-10 finishes in the long jump, including placing second at Northeast Ohio Quad (April 2) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) with marks of 23-3.50 and 24-1.50 and third at the Raleigh Relays (March 27) surpassing 22-7.75.

2013-14: Indoor: competed in four meets ... achieved a personal-record mark of 23-05.50 in a runner-up finish in the long jump at the SPIRE D1 Invitational (Feb. 15) ... also jumped 23-01.75 while placing third at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) ... Outdoor: scored in the long jump at the MAC Championships (May 16), placing seventh with a mark of 23-02.75 ... placed second in the event at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 10) with a personal-record jump of 23-11.50 ... it was the eighth-best mark recorded in the MAC during the outdoor season.

2012-13: Indoor: placed fourth in the long jump at the Kent Dual (Jan. 18) with a leap of 22-06.50 ... finished sixth in his first collegiate meet, jumping 21-11.75 at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 11) ... Outdoor: finished fifth in the long jump at the LSU Relays (March 23) with a mark of 22-07.00.

at Cathedral Preparatory School: Jumped 22-05.00 as a sophomore ... district champion as a junior in the long jump; finished third at nationals ... qualified for nationals as a senior with a top jump of 23-00.00 ... also ran the 100, 200 and 400-meters.

Personal: Mother is Rose Atari ... enjoys playing the piano ... intends to major in biology.